Slidell, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2270805, place: Slidell city, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 19,602 (100%)
In labor force: 12,048 (61.46%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,864 (60.52%)
----Employed: 11,329 (57.8%)
----Unemployed: 535 (2.73%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.5%
--Armed Forces: 184 (0.94%)
Not in labor force: 7,554 (38.54%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,632 (54.24%)
In labor force: 5,524 (28.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,512 (28.12%)
----Employed: 5,254 (26.8%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,814 (9.25%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,182 (6.03%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 11,337 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,109 (80.35%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,564 (13.8%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 52 (0.46%)
Walked: 138 (1.22%)
Other means: 184 (1.62%)
Worked at home: 290 (2.56%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 11,329 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,891 (34.35%)
Service occupations: 1,706 (15.06%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,303 (29.16%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 20 (0.18%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,269 (11.2%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,140 (10.06%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 227 (2%)
Construction: 900 (7.94%)
Manufacturing: 1,094 (9.66%)
Wholesale trade.: 359 (3.17%)
Retail trade: 1,554 (13.72%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 580 (5.12%)
Information: 188 (1.66%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 684 (6.04%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 982 (8.67%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,172 (19.17%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,037 (9.15%)
Other services (except public administration): 712 (6.28%)
Public administration: 840 (7.41%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,718 (76.95%)
Government workers: 2,003 (17.68%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 574 (5.07%)
Unpaid family workers: 34 (0.3%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,504 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 952 (10.02%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 533 (5.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,044 (10.98%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,282 (13.49%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,678 (17.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,006 (21.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 994 (10.46%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 704 (7.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 178 (1.87%)
$200,000 or more: 133 (1.4%)
Median household income: $42,856

With earnings: 7,493 (78.84%)
--Mean earnings: $53,242
With Social Security income: 2,773 (29.18%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,820
With Supplemental Security Income: 345 (3.63%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,631
With public assistance income: 234 (2.46%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,998
With retirement income: 1,929 (20.3%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,493

Families: 7,095 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 437 (6.16%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 282 (3.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 635 (8.95%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 955 (13.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,344 (18.94%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,635 (23.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 876 (12.35%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 673 (9.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 151 (2.13%)
$200,000 or more: 107 (1.51%)
Median family income: $48,298

Per capita income: $19,947

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,211
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,050

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 672 (9.47%)
--With related children under 18 years: 526 (7.41%)
----With related children under 5 years: 244 (3.44%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 444 (6.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 376 (5.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 203 (2.86%)
Individuals: 2,966 (41.8%)
--18 years and over: 1,784 (25.14%)
----65 years and over: 258 (3.64%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,172 (16.52%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 819 (11.54%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 736 (10.37%)

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